Data for 2017

Gender Inequality Index, 2017

Name: Gender Inequality Index, 2017
Creator: UNDP Human Development Report Office
License: https://hdr.undp.org/copyright-and-terms-use

2017, as UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gender Inequality Index, 2017 covers 163 countries. Yemen is highest, at 0.825; Norway is lowest, at 0.023. The middle country reads 0.361. Against 2016, 154 values changed (32 up, 122 down), 1 country joined.

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Gender Inequality Index · Data for 2017

HighestYemen

0.825

LowestNorway

0.023

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

163countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
145distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNDP Human Development Report Office’s rank

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Every country and every column of Gender Inequality Index, 2017, as published. The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gender Inequality Index, 2017: every country, as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.023
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.027
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.029
=4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.034
=4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.034
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.044
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.049
8	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.053
=9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.054
=9	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.054
11	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.056
12	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.058
13	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.067
14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.069
15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.071
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.072
17	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.083
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.085
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.087
20	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.094
=21	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.096
=21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.096
=21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.096
24	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.101
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.105
26	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.109
27	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.110
28	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.116
29	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.122
30	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.125
31	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.130
32	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.132
=33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.134
=33	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.134
35	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.139
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.145
37	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.151
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.167
39	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.175
40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.179
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.181
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.187
43	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.194
44	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.198
45	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.207
46	United States`USA`Northern America	0.210
=47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.212
=47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.212
=49	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.215
=49	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.215
51	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.235
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.245
53	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.248
54	Chile`CHL`South America	0.249
55	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.252
56	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.254
=57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.259
=57	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.259
=59	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.260
=59	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.260
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.273
62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.277
63	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.280
64	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.286
65	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.289
66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.303
67	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.305
68	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.307
69	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.309
70	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.321
71	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.323
=72	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.325
=72	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.325
74	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.328
75	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.330
76	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.333
77	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.338
78	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.340
79	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.347
80	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.349
81	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.360
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.361
83	Peru`PER`South America	0.365
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.368
85	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.370
86	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.372
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.389
88	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.391
=89	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.397
=89	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.397
91	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.400
92	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.405
93	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.406
94	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.410
95	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.412
=96	Colombia`COL`South America	0.417
=96	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.417
98	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.418
99	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.422
100	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.424
101	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.426
=102	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.427
=102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.427
104	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.431
105	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.432
106	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.441
107	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.449
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.450
109	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.455
110	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.459
111	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.460
112	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.463
113	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.464
114	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.483
115	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.485
116	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.488
117	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.489
118	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.491
119	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.502
120	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.507
121	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.509
122	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.512
123	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.513
124	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.519
=125	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.520
=125	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.520
127	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.521
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.523
129	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.528
=130	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.534
=130	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.534
132	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.535
=133	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.536
=133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.536
135	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.541
=136	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.547
=136	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.547
138	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.559
139	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.566
=140	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.573
=140	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.573
142	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.578
143	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.579
144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.583
145	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.589
146	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.592
147	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.593
148	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.597
149	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.607
150	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.609
151	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.622
152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.627
153	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.628
154	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.641
155	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.652
156	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.656
157	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.664
158	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.666
159	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.675
160	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.679
161	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.799
162	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.820
163	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.825

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#163Yemen0.825
#162Papua New Guinea0.820
#161Vanuatu0.799
#160Afghanistan0.679
#159Nigeria0.675

Lowest

#1Norway0.023
#2Denmark0.027
#3Netherlands0.029
#4Swedenshared0.034
#4Switzerlandshared0.034

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.361. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
154values changed, of 162 in both
32 · 122rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

Papua New Guinea0.596 → 0.820+0.224
Belize0.440 → 0.464+0.024
Nepal0.512 → 0.536+0.024
Iraq0.558 → 0.579+0.021
Cyprus0.196 → 0.212+0.016

Fell most

Qatar0.649 → 0.175−0.474
Tonga0.769 → 0.426−0.343
Haiti0.840 → 0.628−0.212
Romania0.297 → 0.252−0.045
Comoros0.626 → 0.583−0.043

+ Djibouti

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNDP Human Development Report Office’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.
145 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.096. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNDP Human Development Report Office’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 163 countries has every column.

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UNDP Human Development Report Office (2017). Gender Inequality Index, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gender-inequality/2017

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